quadragenarian

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noun

quad·​ra·​ge·​nar·​i·​an

ˌkwädrəjə̇ˈna(a)rēən

plural -s

: a person who is 40 or more and less than 50 years old

quadragenarian

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adjective

: 40 or between 40 and 50 years old

Word History

Etymology

Noun

Latin quadragenarius of forty, forty years old (from quadrageni forty each—from quadraginta forty—+ -arius -ary) + English -an, noun suffix

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